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FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1928.
THE BREMEN.”
BEFORE THE AEROPLANE
ed twenty-one years ago anony- mously. It created a tremendous sensation in literary circles, not in England only, as it was from the first recognised that it was the work of a master-mind. It had the distinction of being GERMAN AVIATORS POPULAR
"crowned" for its special graces
|||by the French Academy, and long
position in Manchuria, she is fully capable of doing so.
And most people know. That Manchuria means more to Japan than Shan- tung, intrinsically and politically, Tientsin and Peking are much nearer the zone of hostilities. In spite of, statements in the House of Commons and reports that
· LEFT IRELAND.
P'RAPS-P’RAPS NOT!
golf course): "What is the present-
Peppery Colonel (to partner on
day girl coming to? Imagine her before the secret leaked out it was The German.aviators had made parents allowing her to appear in believed in many literary circles themselves extremely popular public in plus fours and Eton to have emanated from the pen during their long wait at crop! Attempting to copy our of Sir. Edmund Gosse, and no] Baldonnel. With true German dress. Bah!" other. "Father and Son" is a re- thoroughness they waited day Partner: knt, sir, is velation, poignant and supreme. after day for the right moment, daughter."
and the right weather, before Poppery Colonel: "Sorry, I did
· A. MONTALTO DE JESUS.
tor of the
commencing their adventurous not know you were her father." trip..
my
Partner: "Im not. I'm her
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Baron Von Huenefeld was A mother." picturesque and striking figure. The following letter to the Edi- Of a jovial disposition, he was A Timid Man who wanted to "North-China Daily nearly always smiling, and he propose to his girl but never dared, Newa" recently appeared in the wore a monocle, even when in his finally took her to his family plot columns of that publication:
flying kit. The "Bremen" is his in the cemetery and 'sald, “Wouldn't Sir, I wish to make a protest personal property, and the flight you like to be buried here against the disgraceful treatment is purely a private one. It is not day? of Mr. A. Montalto de Jesus, au- backed by the Lufthansa, the thor of the book "Historic Macao." German commercial air line, or by "I say, walter, here's half +
Government According to the reports publish- any
department, crown," said Jones.. ed in Shanghai, the author had narrates the "Cork Times,"
"Thank you, sir. I suppose you made certain statements in the Captain Koehl is an expert at want me to reserve a table for book which were in contravention night flying, and is an experienced you?"" of the "Press Law," and was pro- aviator, whose flights in fog and "No, I don't, I shall come in secuted by the Portuguese autho- in the night have brought him here in about ten minutes time rities, fined $400 and costs with an fame. He is 40 years of age, and with two ladies, and I want you to alternative of 40 days' imprison was the pilot of the "Bremen" tell me that all the tables are ment, and all the edition was con- when it started to cross the At-engaged.""" Ascated. What these condemned lantic last year and was com-
statements were is not stated in pelled to return to Germany by Jones was at a dinner party. He the report, but the public would bad weather. Captain Koehl was was shy and nervous, and could like to have this information. In in charge of German bombing never summon up courage to apeak his fine speech in defence Mr. squadron during the war, and because of his inability to say any Montalto de Jesus Bald "The Herr Splindler, the reserve pilot, thing neat. criticism Impartially made by me, who gave up his place to Com- What a small appetite you have, though atern, is justifiable and mandant Fitzmaurice, was a mem- Mr. Jones," said his hostess, with well-meant." As a historian Mr.ber of the same squadron. Montalto de Jesus has endeavour- : Commandant Fitzmaurice.
a smile,
"To sit next to you," he replied,
ed to give his candid opinion as is Commandant Fitzmaurice has gallantly, "would cause any man to expected in such cases. The his-taken part in the flight with the lose his appetite." torian who would "white-wash" un-sanction of the Irish Army
pleasant truths would render his Authorities who have granted First Labourer: "Poor 'ole Br work valueless. Hypocrisy in leave for the purpose. He is a 'o's so short-sighted 'e's working
would be execrable pilot with 12 years' experience, 'imself to death," historian The fact that Mr. Montalto de during which he has piloted many Second Ditto: "What is short: Jesus has been prosecuted for free-different types of machines. He sight got to do with it?"
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ty expressing what he considers is only 29 years of age, and was "Well, 'e can't BEO when the. the truth about Macao raises him born in Dublin though connected foreman ain't looking, so 'e 'as to in the estimation of the public. with a West Cork family.
keep on shovelling all the time." He has become the martyr of Macno, and we cannot but admire company of the 7th Leinsters, but In 1914 he joined the cadet
Mother '(frightened): "Oli his great moral courage.
being under age was sent home. Henry, there's a big spider on the In his defence he stated, "But Three months later he made an- ceiling." such is the irony of fate that for other attempt, joined the 7th Father (busy reading): "Alli having bequeathed to Macao her Lancers, and was sent to France right put your foot on it and don't true history, which has cost me so with his regiment early in 1915. bother, me!" many sacrifices, still incur the In May, 1916, he was wounded, penalty of civic death decreed by and in July was transferred to First Tramp: "Yer was a-talkin” certain autocrats besides finding the infantry. He went, through in yar sleep, Bob; 'ofering for myself abandoned and destitute in the Somme and Arras with the water yer was.”. my old age...At last I found it West Surrey's, and later obtained Second Tramp: "Water? Good: necessary to intern myself at the a commission in the 8th (Irish) eavensi Yer di'n't give me none; Asylum of the Little Sisters in Liverpool Regiment." He was did yer?" Kowloon and was sheltered by wounded again, and subsequently charity among Chinese old men secured transfer to the Royal! My Dear." remarked Jones, who ..Some who knew me were Air Force. For two years he had just finished reading a book on shocked to find
the historian of served in the R.A.F., part of the "The Wonders of Nature," "this Macao herded with poor decrepit time with the army of occupation really is a remarkable work.. coolies."
in the German territory. During Nature is marvellous! Stupendous! this latter period he was selected When I read a book like this it. for the first mail flight between makes me think how puerile, how Folkestone and Boulogne.
insignificant la man." In 1921 he resigned his com- "Huh!" sniffed his better half mission and early in 1922 he join-"A woman doesn't have to wade
the Free State Army Air through four hundred pages to dis Corps, and was placed in com-cover that!" mand of the aerodrome at For
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fighting has broken cut at Machang, 30 miles south of Tien- tsin, we still think that undue anxiety as to the outlook for for- eigners is unwarranted. Nanking may not have been a lesson to the undisciplined hordes in the Nationalist Army. Tainan has, in every respect of the word. Then, again, the Powers had to act a few years ago wheh fighting occurred too near Tientsin to be safe. A neutral zone was declar- One cannot but admire the ed. The war took its natural bravery of the man who left his courge. Peking changed hands place of refuge and went to Macao to face the censors who thus take. and there were no attacks on non- their place by the side of the Chinese. If Chang Tso-lin is col-Tears and Bolaheviks of Russia. lecting his men together to leave Freedom of thought is essential to Peking, the occasion for war dis intellectual progress, and for the best interests of Portugal it is es- At the time of writing, there appears. If he counter-attacks, sential that this horrible prosecu- to Baldonnel as chief instruction- "Hope you'll have a
as one. Peking report via Tokyo tion should be condemned by the al officer and second in command. journey,
In October, 1926, he was promoted Can you, however, publish full acting 0.C. in succession
Scot: "Veera sorry, laddie, but says he may, the general creum-public in general. stances of the situation should details of the prosecution as I am Colonel Charles Russell. In Sep-chambermaid."
to I've gi'en ma sma' change to the would like to tember of last year he was keep the belligerents out of Tiensure your readers tain and the Legation Quarter have the full facts? Mr. Montalto gazetted commandant
de Jesus is well known in Shang- He is married and has one hal, and in fact he also wrote a child. short history of Shanghai which. is still on sale in the book stores. He lived here for a number of years and is held in high esteem by all those who knew him.
Hong Kong, Friday, May 18, 1928,
WHERE WILL IT END?
is no official confirmation that the Nationalist Government of China or its accepted head, Generalis. simo Chiang Kai-shek, has accept ed the four terms laid down by
Peking.
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J. A. JACKSON. Shanghai, May 9, 1928,
OFFERED 85 CENTS,
ATTEMPT TO BRIBE POLICEMAN.
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KIDNAPPED BABY.
TWELVE YEAR OLD MYSTERY
SOLVED.
NOW MOTHER OF 5 CHILDREN.
comfortable..
Hotel Porter: "She told me you: didn't give her anything."
Scot: "A-weal, if I did na' gie: yon bonnie lassie anything, what sort of chance d'ye think you've got"
A few minutes after an alarm of fire was given in an hotel one of the guests joined the group watch- - Ing the fire and chaffed them on: their apparent excitement..
"There was nothing to be excited about," he said. "I took my time in't like the knot in my necktie, about dressing, lighted a cigarette.- so tied it over again. That's how
cool I 'was."
the Japanese, Government for the settlement of the Tsinan in- cident. Whether Nanking bows Sir Edmund Gosse. its head to the inevitable is not so The death of Sir Edmund much the question of the moment Gosse, which we recorded in yes- as what is going to happen now.terday's issue, removes not only Having studiously paved the way one of the most distinguished to asserting her privilege to pro-literary men of our day, but one tect her interests in Shantung of the few. of the remaining province, Japan has gone a step famous literateurs of the Vic-
A Spanish girl, Julia Martinez, further. She has decided that torian epoch. Sir Edmund was
has been discovered near Rabat, "the utmost must be done to pre- born in 1849 and his first publica-
who was carried off by the Moors over twelve years ago. vent disturbances spreading into tion was in 1873; and from then
She was 32 months old when "Fine," one of his friends Manchuria."! It was reported at regular intervals he had pub-
A Chinese was this morning she was abducted in 1915 by the marked, "but why didn't you put yesterday that the Cabinet was fished many volumes of prose and charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell native servant of
her parents. On your trousers??? conadering steps to close Shan-verse, all of which, individually at the Central Magistracy with Now at the age of 15 she is mar-
as well as collectively, stamped hawking in the Central district ried and the mother of five chil- "And did your poor husband" halkwan to Chinese troops of any him unmistakably as a literary without a licence, and with offering dron, writes a Paris correspondent suffer very long?" faction. If Japan does take it artist of first-rate ability. He was
bribe of 85 cents to an Indian to the "Morning Post."
"Ever since the day he met me.' upon herself to guard the road essentially a literary man-a constable to let him go. He admit- · The girl's parents ruined them- through the Great Wall, it will lover of, a reader of and a writer ted both charges. For having no selves fu attempting to find their of books. Few men have ever licence, the accused was faed $3 or child. The mother died of grief, not be her first venture into Man-equalled his single-minded devo-six days, whilst for offering the tion in this respect, and fewer bribe, he was acted in the sum hay so consistently maintained of $20 or a further 14 days' hard so high a standard of excellence labour.
churia.'
Only a few years ago, General Kuo Sung-ling rebelled against Marshal Chang Teo-lin.
in poetry and in prose and so much sound sanity in criticism. latter was sorely pressed but his Sir Edmund Gosse may not at any
The
subordinate was defeated and time have surpassed the extra-
· DISCHARGED.
while the father had to take sub- ordinate employment in an office. The servant was suspected and pat in prison, where he died without making a confession.NE
In 1929 a Spanish labourer, married in Arab style a ten-year- old girl Aicha Aler, paying the
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TEASERS.
Answer The "China Mail" Questions."
TO-DAY'S POSERS,
From day to day a series of half'
ordinary versatility of, say, A Chinese was this morning parents one thousand franca. He executed. During that campaign, Andrew Lang; he may not have charged, before Mr. R. E. Lindsell learned later that the girl was, in the Japanese authorities forbade been a poet of such exquisite feli- with keeping a gambling house at reality a European, stolen for Chinese troops to approach with city as, say, Austin Dobson, but No. 154, Des Voeux-road West, and vengeance by a native servant. He a dozen questions, not tremendously- in six miles on either side of the in the realms of poetry, prose possession of five poplu lottery informed the authorities, who felt dificult to answer but not always that it might be Julia Martinez. so simply solved as may be thought, South Manchuria Railway which equal at their best. There is in-
and criticism he was quite their tickets.
He admitted the charges and was The father was found and the appear on this page. Answers are runs from Dairen up to Mukden, deed remarkable resemblance, fined a total of $70, or, in default, girl recognised. She remembered Biven on page nine. The railway zone itself is less as Levealed by their actual work, eight weeks hard labour.. * nothing of her former European than a hundred feet wide but between these three great liter A woman who found on the existence, and considered herself
ary Victorians, and he would premises perforating clippings to be a Moor. Japan's word was nevertheless indeed be bold who dared to say from sheets of lottery accounts, was respected. We are not quoting who really was the greatest All fined $25 or 14 days' Jail this episode in Chinese history of them were fully recognised as Found on the premises at the among England's foremost liter-same time was a second man who with the object of accusing Japanary figures of their time, and all the police admitted was not doing For picking the pocket of partisanship. The purport of them have now passed into the anything when they entried the compatriot in town yesterday here is to show that if Japan shadow of the Unknown Only of plaze.
stealing a purse
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Who was Midas.
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E. 6 How many timps has Sir E. onths'hard Holderness won the British Open